... by many obstacles; these include economic, gender, social and political factors. This has led to an increasing amount of criticism argued upon the speculation of biased opinions presented by professors and authoritative bodies that manage the English Canon. It also consists of predominantly white male figures, the canon did not mean to do this but simply reflected cultural context. Works from these authors and poets do ... not receive the recognition they deserve. Upon entering the English Canon, works are granted certain privileges; an established conception of it being of a superior ....

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... have been in this industry for over 60 years and always kept their will to provide the excellent service. On the DiversityInc top 50 companies for diversity, Kaiser Permanente lands on the 2nd place, being the top 10 for past seven years. According to DiversityInc (DiversityInc, 2015), the healthcare company deserves to be at the top of the chart since they make it a priority in their business strategy and aim ... . For instance, DiversityInc states that (DiversityInc, 2015) the chairman/CEO of the company Bernard Tyson provides a good diverse and inclusive environment at all levels with...

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... effective tool in approaching performance analytically. Saussure placed specific emphasis on the role of language as the most effective form of signification. Text, and the communication of it, is intrinsic to many theatrical genres, making the breakdown of the language used integral to understanding the meaning of performance as a whole. The concepts derived from the relationship between signs within a system highlight the intention of a performance, whilst specific individual signs give emphasis ... varying connotations to separate cultures and social groups. Whilst Saussure defines t...

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... hindered many small and mid-market sized companies from expanding globally. Since the Internet's introduction to the field of commerce, many industries (especially the retail industry) have taken full advantage of the lack of geographical restraints and have begun to target the global market. Many companies mistakenly assume, however, that having a "globally accessible website" is the equivalent to having a global market. A nation's sensitivity towards foreign cultural contamination and influence ... . A leader's strategies can have a significant impact on a firm's global electronic pers...

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... changing such ways would be difficult and thus this shows Ashoke's ability to adapt to a new culture in a new home. Ultimately, even though Ashoke does to some extent remain attached to the family's Bengali's traditions, his ability to take on a new culture so easily is a testament to his character and portrays his identity that is developed after changing homes ... to him. This is illustrated when, on the Ganguli's family trip to Calcutta, they both fall sick to the environment that is foreign to them, 'It is the air, the rise, the wind, their relatives casually remark; they were no...

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... that were analyzed with repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). These results demonstrate comparability across the cultures in subject's responses to the procedure. The bulk of subject's verbalization were task focused, with no cultural differences occurring in fluency As Predicted at older ages Americans gave greater weight to general dispositions of explanation than did Hindus. Also as hypothesized, this cross-cultural difference was more marked in ... by other adults as examples of wrong behaviors. Result and Discussion The results observed in the present study then provide s...

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... , requires special skills that can take many years to be developed to a professional level." (3). It is the professional aspect of any translated work which ensures that along with form, content is also transmitted to the audience; otherwise the soul of the message is lost in the process of translation. The United Nations, the world body made up of almost all nations of the world and which works towards ensuring world peace ... and brotherhood, highlighting the importance of translation, especially as a means of "knowledge sharing, mutual understanding, and openness to others and to th...

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... nationalism is not spelt out or empirically argued in any from. For one to understand his argument, it would have been necessary to explain why, when reading and print became widespread in the sixteenth to seventeenth centuries, the rise of nationalism did not emerge until the late eighteenth to nineteenth centuries. To give so much significance to print capitalism, one would imagine there must be sufficient explanation of why it ... took so long for this embryo to develop. Secondly, the emotional appeal of a community which is ... ...

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... are only now beginning to realize the political power they wield as a collective buying force. Union pickets and grassroots economic boycotts have tested the power of the buying force on a small scale. As the public tires of the shallow gratifications and empty promises of consumerism, it will return to large-scale boycotts to control the abusive tactics of corporate policy. As the public becomes acclimated to life around the television set, collectively ... striving for a media-produced image, the public's choices will be made for it by ... ...

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... group tensions and conflicts; and (4) make the curricula relevant to the experiences, cultural traditions, and historical contributions of the nation's diverse population. MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY In recent years multicultural education and technology have emerged as key issues in teaching and teacher education. But today teachers at all levels, seek ways to integrate the two. Scholars specializing in multicultural education agree that at its most fundamental level ... , multicultural education represents an orientation to schooling and the teaching-learning process that is...

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... ", when they were compared to migratory birds, which emphasises their struggle to adjust to new environments, despite the Hostel's ability to 'accept' them all. The repetition of "we" in "we took the traditional lands...we brought the diseases...we committed the murders..." appeals to the audience's sense of shared guilt. The use of anaphora and listing of the vast number of atrocities further emphasises the extent of the wrongdoings, demonstrating that the Aborigines' sense of belonging ... . Therefore, the ability to relate with those who have had similar experiences can result in an en...

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... which does it justice." Walter Benjamin When Europe designed itself as the centre of "Enlightenment", also know as the Age of Reason, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it did so with the knowledge that an "unenlightened periphery" was thereby constructed. Thus an irreducible and fundamental bipolar structural opposition was constructed. "Enlightenment", by definition, was characterised by light, and assumed that all human ... continue today. Such moral abominations were designed by the "civil" to exterminate, at the very least, the culture of, the so perceived "other". It is...

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... who studied and researched these events and data. Because it has a great deal to do with the interpretations of historians and the elites I believe in general history is fixed, not only with the chronology and events that took place but also in the interpretations of the historians. The idea that we as a whole can change history thus proving that history is fluid and changeable is very fluffy ... " state that history is not a "fixed" idea and that "we" as a whole make history in our interpretation and the things we do add to the making of history. "As we change throughout our lives and f...

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... by African American arts administrator, Carole Johnson and is based at Walsh Bay in Sydney. The company is nationally applauded for its impressive and compelling dances. Bangarra's key objectives are to "Rekindle the links between traditional Indigenous cultures of Australia and to help better the lives of Indigenous Australians and tell their stories through superior, world-class dancing." Their program ... includes national and regional tours each year and an international tour to maintain their global reputation for excellence. Bangarra exists to create care and celebration of Abo...

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... characters, then, must necessarily have non-European counterparts who form the reverse side of the Western imperialist narrative. In both stories, this opposing group consists of indigenous peoples who function as the objects-in contrast to the agents-of exploitation and colonization. It is in the disparate representations, descriptions, and judgements of these native societies and ... , and described negatively. Moreover, natives are only depicted more favorably when they align themselves with the imperialist cause, and European characters only lose favor if they abandon Western ideals;...

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... ;wrong' cannot be applied universally, because it is argued that because morality is relative to ones culture, there are no objective moral standards. Consequently, if the actions of those responsible were culturally approved, then it may even be the case such an act was morally right. Not only did Osama bin Laden rejoice in his actions, he believed they were appropriately justified. He provided ... prophet Muhammad... this is defensive Jihad.'1 Despite a Western audience viewing such an act as morally abhorrent, a cultural relativist would propose that bin Laden's actions were only wron...

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... cultural diversity of the world is decreasing. Environmentally, the tourism industry has led to challenges such as environmental pollution, enormous waste management problems, displacement from lands, human rights abuses that have brought great harm to many indigenous peoples and communities globally. Even international environmental agreements, international and national environmental policies and ethics policies regarding "sustainable tourism," by global government figures did not follow participatory ... even concerns amongst environmental conservatives that Victoria Falls was exceed...

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... his or her traditional origins, thus due to not being able to communicate with elders they in turn did not learn about their spiritual beliefs, ceremonies or traditional song or dance. "These children were deprived of their right to the songs, and the spiritual and cultural heritage that was theirs" . The response of some people "brought up to be white" is to deny their heritage . In turn their descendants ... wasn't their fault; and that his whiteness and maleness in a patriarchal society that should have been enough to protect any person's family, did no good because of the nature of ...

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... that is considered normal within the patient's particular cultural context as pathological and thus over-pathologize the patient. In turn, the clinician may under-pathologize the patient when he assumes that the patient's behavior is reflective of the norm within that culture, without exploring the cultural framework sufficiently and how that might apply to the particular client. In an effort to stay relevant and realize the important role cultural factors play ... in psychotherapy, the APA has published guidelines on multicultural ... ...

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... annual spiritual awakening of 60,000 college students with Jesus as the centerpiece. These three-day conferences aim to create followers of the #JesusMovement, a movement committed to the bringing fame to Jesus Christ to the 16+ million college students around the nation and globe. These events are sustained from year-to-year because the administrators use tactics similar to the ways in which the Mexican friars utilized confession as an apparatus of control for ... without the high-energy pressure to express devotion to the #JesusMovement, individuals revert to a livelihood very similar...

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... music is a global cultural phenomenon and an accessible form of commercial music aimed at a worldwide audience. Traditionally, British and American forms of popular music have tended to dominate the industry. Corresponding to social, economic, and technological change, popular music is intimately linked to the identity of musicians, performers, or artists, as well as audiences and fans. Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising ... on producing and consuming popular music. On one hand, some perceive the Internet as a threat to the music business involving dramatic...

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... seeking, and using a relational approach. The characteristics of the model are outlined in the form of steps and tasks under each step (see Table 2). To preserve the basic elements of Tarvydas's model while at the same time illustrate the added multicultural elements, the steps have been divided into general (those pertaining to the original model) and transcultural (the multicultural addition to the general or original step). As a preamble to Table 2, counselors need certain attitudes ... & Sue, 1999). A simple example is the following: A counselor responds to the principle of benefice...

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... seeking, and using a relational approach. The characteristics of the model are outlined in the form of steps and tasks under each step (see Table 2). To preserve the basic elements of Tarvydas's model while at the same time illustrate the added multicultural elements, the steps have been divided into general (those pertaining to the original model) and transcultural (the multicultural addition to the general or original step). As a preamble to Table 2, counselors need certain attitudes ... & Sue, 1999). A simple example is the following: A counselor responds to the principle of benefice...

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... images which exist in the target group in relation to a given culture outside and are principle to the tourism advertising for the given destination. The debate on globalisation versus localisation of marketing parameters has intensified over the last few decades with positions ranging from beliefs in the homogenisation of consumer demands to the idea that markets remain culturally diverse despite the increasing interconnectedness of the world. Relating the globalisation approach to a tourism context, it ... different cultures and hence not in accordance with the intentions of the produ...

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